Bridge-plate for violins



R. L. YEAKEY.

BRIDGE PLATE FOR VIOLINS.

. APPLICATION FILED 05c. 23, 1918.

1,304,841 Patented May 27, 1919.

iizzlaziz aftozmm a ROBERT L. YEAKEY, OF CAVE IN ROCK, ILLINOIS.

BRIDGE-PLATE FOB VIOLINS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1919.

Application filed December 23, 1918. Serial No. 267,956.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. YnAKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cave in Rock, in the county of Hardin and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Bridge-Plate for Violins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to violins and is designed more particularly as an improvement upon the structure disclosing my patent in #1,227,358. It is an object of the present invention to substitute for the bridge plates heretofore employed, an improved form of supporting plate whereby the bridge bar can be eliminated entirely and the number of parts reduced so that a better construction is presented and a broader and firmer rest is provided for the feet of the bridge.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention asset forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing the pre ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the body portion of the violin, and showing the present improvements combined therewith.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a Section on line 3-3 Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a plan view of the plate or rest.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the body of the violin which is of the same configuration as that disclosed in my patent aforesaid, there being a rod 2 slidably mounted in the upper portion of the body and bearing at its lower end, upon one arm of a bell crank lever 3, the other arm of which is connected by a rod or link 4 to the vibratory side of the body. The instrument is provided with a neck piece 5 and a tail piece 6 and block 7 is mounted on the body 1 at one side of the rod 2. Apl ate or rest 8 is used in connection with the instrument and includes a slightly bowed end portion somewhat elliptical in form and from one end of which projects an elongated tongue, as shown articularly in Fig. i. This tongue is mounted on neck piece 5 and under and spaced from the inner end portion of the fret strip 9. The broad end of the plate 8 rests upon the block 7 and the outer end of the rod 2. Mounted on this plate 8 and directly opposite block 7 and rod 2 is the bridge 10 on which the strings 11 rest.

It will be seen from the foregoing, that the rod 2 supports the left hand side of the plate 8 and that the opposite side of the plate is supported by the block 7 which can be placed at any desirable position, the several parts being held in place by the tension of the strings 11.

What is claimed is:

1. In a violin the combination with a circular body having a vibratory side wall, a rod extending through the top of the body at one side, and means for transmitting vibrations from the rod to said walls of a neck piece extending from the body and having a fret strip thereon, a base plate extending under and out of contact with fret strip and bearing on the neck piece, a block upon one side ortion of the top of the body, said block and the rod supporting opposite portions of one end of the plate, and a bridge mounted 011 the plate opposite the rod and block.

2. In a violin the combination with a body having a vibratory wall, and a neck piece of a base plate having an elongated tongue portion resting upon the neck piece, the other end portion of the plate overhanging the body a block upon the body which supports one side of the late, a rod extending through the wall of t e body and supporting the other side of the plate, means for transmitting vibrations from the rod to the vibratory wall, a bridge resting on the plate opposite the blocks and rod and strings enging the bridge and serving to hold the zidgaplate', rod and block assembled with the body. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT L. YEAKEY.

Witnesses MAUDE KERR.

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